Archive Project

Move completed projects to archive for a clean, focused project list.

Purpose

Archive projects that are:

• 100% complete
• Cancelled or on-hold
• No longer active

Archived projects stay accessible but don’t clutter your active list.

Workflow

Step 1: Initialize TodoList

Create TodoWrite with all workflow steps:

- [ ] Identify project to archive
- [ ] Load and verify project status
- [ ] Confirm archive action
- [ ] Move project to archive
- [ ] Update project-map.md
- [ ] Display success message
- [ ] Close session to save progress

Mark tasks complete as you finish each step.

Step 2: Identify Project

If user specified project (e.g., “archive 01-build-nexus-v3”) → Use that

If not → List active projects and ask: “Which project?”

Step 3: Load & Verify

Load 02-projects/{ID}-{name}/01-planning/tasks.md and overview.md

Count checkboxes → Calculate progress

Display:

Project: {name}
Progress: X/Y tasks (Z%)
Status: {status}

[If <100%] → "Not complete. Archive anyway? (yes/no)"
[If 100%] → "Ready to archive!"

Step 4: Confirm

Ask: “Archive {name}? This moves it to 05-archived/. (yes/no)”

If “no” → Exit

Step 5: Archive

1. Create 05-archived/ if needed
2. Move project: 02-projects/{ID}-{name}/ → 05-archived/{ID}-{name}/
3. Update project-map.md:
   • Remove from Active Projects
   • Add to Archived Projects section
   • Clear Current Focus if this was it
4. Add archive metadata to overview.md:

   archived: 2025-11-02
   

Step 6: Confirm Success

✅ Archived: {name}
Location: 05-archived/{ID}-{name}/
Final progress: X/Y (Z%)

View archived: Say "list archived"

Final Step: Close Session

Automatically trigger the close-session skill:

Auto-triggering close-session to save progress...

This ensures the archive action is saved to memory and project-map.md is properly updated.

Additional Commands

“list archived” → Scan 05-archived/ and display all archived projects

“restore [project]” → Move project back from 05-archived/ to 02-projects/

Notes

• Archive ≠ Delete (all files preserved)
• Keeps active list focused
• Can restore anytime

Clean list = clear mind!